Fuel Smarts

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DTNA Software Update Gives Truckers More Time Before DEF Derates Take Effect

The changes reflect EPA guidance aimed at reducing downtime caused by emissions-system faults while maintaining compliance requirements.

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Articles

Lessons Learned About Alternative Fuels: Start Small, Stay Flexible

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News

New Agentic Predictive Maintenance Report Demonstrates How Degraded Aftertreatment Systems Waste Fuel

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New York City's Microhub Project is Delivering Results

News•by Deborah Lockridge•February 10, 2022

Administration Announces $5 Billion Program to Jumpstart EV Charging Network

How will the Biden administration's $5 billion EV charging infrastructure plan work? Will heavy-duty trucks be included?

News•by Staff•February 9, 2022

Cummins Buying Jacobs

Cummins is buying Jacobs Vehicle Systems — which today does far more than exhaust brakes — to help it advance on the road to zero emissions.

News•by Deborah Lockridge•February 9, 2022

Traton: Batteries Are the Future, Not Fuel Cells

Why does Traton believe that battery-electric trucks, not hydrogen fuel-cell electric, are the future of zero-emissions transport?

News•by Deborah Lockridge•February 4, 2022

Navistar Pursues Technology Path to Cleaner, Automated, Connected Future

Now that Navistar has “a solid owner that thinks long-term,” its new CEO is excited to bring the strengths of the truck maker together with a technology infusion from parent company Traton to bring about a zero-carbon future by 2040 — and autonomous trucks, too.